Summer D 201 Schedule

Date
Chapter
Coverage
Readings
Assignment
Due Date
05/18/2015
Introduction
Readings
Read the Threat Environment articles and be prepared to discuss in class.


05/20/2015
Readings
COSO, COBIT, ERM
Using COSO to Assess IT Controls (Journal of Accountancy, May 2014)
From the Frameworks & Standards page, read:


05/25/2015
No Class




05/27/2015
Chapter 1
The Threat Environment



06/01/2015
Chapter 2
Planning & Policy
We will be discussing an alternative Risk Assessment method OCTAV Alegro, you can read more here.


06/03/2015
Module A
Networking Concepts



06/08/2015
Chapter 3
Cryptography
Read the Cryptography Readings from the Class Readings page


06/10/2015
Chapter 4
Secure Networks



06/11/2015
to
06/14/2015
Exam 1 (Chapter 1-4, Module A, Readings)




06/15/2015
Chapter 5
Access Controls



06/17/2015
Readings
Passwords
Read the required readings from the Password section of the Class Readings


06/22/2015
Chapter 6
Firewalls



06/24/2015
Chapter 7
Host Hardening



06/29/2015
Chapter 8
Application Security
Read the required Application Hardening articles section of the Class Readings


07/01/2015
Chapter 9 & 10
Data Protection & Incident and Disaster Response
Cybersecurity's Maginot Line: A real-world assessment of the defense-in-depth model by Mandiant, May 2014

Access Control Simulation Report
07/08/2015
07/06/2015
No Class


Security in the News
07/08/2015
07/08/2015
No Class




07/13/2015
Class Readings
SOX IT Readings
This article discusses the Board's role in cybersecurity from a governance perspective: (Clarke and Olcott, 2014)Read the required readings from the IT Control and SOX section of the Class Readings


07/15/2015
Class Readings
SEC Readings and Misc.
  1. Cyberattack's abound yet companies tell SEC losses are few By Chris Strohm, Eric Engleman and Dave Michaels - Apr 3, 2013)
  2. Companies Hacked by Chinese Didn’t Disclose Attacks to Investors By By Chris Strohm, Dave Michaels and Sonja Elmquist - May 21, 2014)
  3. CF Disclosure Guidance: Topic No. 2 S.E.C. (This guidance provides the Division of Corporation Finance's views regarding disclosure obligations relating to cybersecurity risks and cyber incidents)
  4. SEC Cybersecurity Roundtable Archive Webcast
  5. SEC OCIE Cybersecurity Initiative (April 15, 2014)
  6. SEC OCIE Cybersecurity Examination (February 3, 2105)
  7. AICPA Top 5 Cybercrimes (2013)
  8. ERM for cloud computing (COSO)


07/16/2015
to
07/18/2015
Exam 2 (Chapter 5-10, Readings)